Deadheading
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001723
The practice of removing dead or spent flowers to encourage subsequent flowering, prevent seed production or to improve the plant's appearance.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001723 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| Synonyms | dead-heading |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Plant cultural practices; Cull trees; Flowering |
| Translations | Spanish: cortando las flores marchitas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001723",
"term": "Deadheading",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The practice of removing dead or spent flowers to encourage subsequent flowering, prevent seed production or to improve the plant's appearance.",
"synonyms": [
"dead-heading"
],
"subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
"see_also": [
"plant cultural practices",
"cull trees",
"flowering"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "cortando las flores marchitas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/deadheading/"
}
Record 1,702 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.